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Monday · 78 answers · 2 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ALA

    42D ___ carte

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    513
  2. 2
    ACE

    13A Blackjack card worth 1 or 11

    57
    493
  3. 3
    AGO

    24A "Four score and seven years ___ …"

    39
    291
  4. 4
    TIE

    22A Knotted neckwear

    34
    284
  5. 5
    EAT

    32A Dine

    33
    399
  6. 6
    AIR

    51A Flat tire's lack

    32
    303
  7. 7
    EKE

    65A Barely scratch (out)

    31
    236
  8. 8
    ARIA

    63A Operatic highlight

    30
    446
  9. 9
    OIL

    53A Commodity measured in barrels

    27
    282
  10. 10
    ELLE

    52A Fashion magazine with a palindromic name

    25
    221
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    TIARA

    49D Sparkly headwear

    24
    152
  12. 12
    ITS

    16A "___ all good!"

    23
    257
  13. 13
    STEW

    58D Hearty meal in a bowl

    23
    180
  14. 14
    STP

    61D Valvoline competitor

    23
    172
  15. 15
    NOT

    62A Word repeated in a double negative

    22
    176
  16. 16
    IFS

    54A Hypotheticals

    21
    112
  17. 17
    SEW

    68A Work with needle and thread

    20
    169
  18. 18
    SAY

    39A Verbalize

    20
    132
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    EDNA

    8D Poet St. Vincent Millay

    19
    245
  20. 20
    USES

    31A Doesn't waste

    19
    193
  21. 21
    ANNA

    15A Actress Kendrick

    17
    239
  22. 22
    LAP

    60D Place for a snuggly cat

    17
    152
  23. 23
    EAU

    40A Water, in French

    16
    203
  24. 24
    LAO

    21A Southeast Asian language

    16
    154
  25. 25
    OAK

    6D Acorn-bearing tree

    16
    152
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    RASP

    66A Quality of a hoarse voice

    15
    137
  27. 27
    ALPS

    20D "Napoleon Crossing the ___" (painting series)

    15
    133
  28. 28
    BOT

    1A Many a customer service assistant, nowadays

    12
    53
  29. 29
    AMY

    38A Comedian Schumer or Poehler

    11
    136
  30. 30
    POI

    43D Hawaiian taro dish

    11
    120
  31. 31
    STEAM

    48A Energy, idiomatically

    10
    91
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    PALE

    23A Susceptible to sunburn

    10
    81
  33. 33
    REACT

    47D Respond to a stimulus

    10
    67
  34. 34
    TINY

    57D Very small

    10
    64
  35. 35
    ANITA

    10D R&B singer Baker

    9
    140
  36. 36
    ESTATE

    41A Subject of a will

    9
    125
  37. 37
    TAUT

    9A Lacking slack

    9
    80
  38. 38
    PUN

    43A "My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g.

    9
    64
  39. 39
    HUGE

    28D Ginormous

    8
    40
  40. 40
    GEN

    37A ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers

    7
    74
  41. 41
    BAIT

    1D Angler's supply

    7
    71
  42. 42
    MOAT

    4D Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker

    7
    69
  43. 43
    TALES

    12D Stories

    7
    48
  44. 44
    TAJ

    9D ___ Mahal

    6
    81
  45. 45
    ELLIS

    50D ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants)

    6
    65
  46. 46
    GUT

    25D Belly

    6
    55
  47. 47
    NYU

    27D Sch. in Lower Manhattan

    6
    53
  48. 48
    YEMEN

    29D Country south of Saudi Arabia

    6
    53
  49. 49
    GNATS

    26A Pesky summer swarm

    6
    35
  50. 50
    UNLIT

    11D Like birthday candles before the party starts

    5
    51
  51. 51
    SLALOM

    7D Downhill skiing event

    5
    35
  52. 52
    YULE

    36D Christmas season

    4
    53
  53. 53
    MOOSE

    4A Animal on the state seal of Maine

    4
    50
  54. 54
    FLIT

    55D Dart around

    4
    35
  55. 55
    SOFAR

    48D To date

    4
    30
  56. 56
    DOGTOY

    18D One might be squeaky or shaped like a bone

    4
    6
  57. 57
    TIPSY

    67A Drunk-ish

    3
    24
  58. 58
    INTENT

    64A Purpose

    3
    22
  59. 59
    ITALICS

    56A Typeface used for emphasis

    3
    14
  60. 60
    KARL

    44A Marx who co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto"

    2
    41
  61. 61
    ATOMIC

    38D Kind of clock that's ultraprecise

    2
    32
  62. 62
    PLANB

    30D Fallback option

    2
    25
  63. 63
    KILL

    44D Pass idly, as time

    2
    17
  64. 64
    DONALD

    14A Friend of Mickey and Goofy

    2
    14
  65. 65
    DASANI

    46D Bottled water brand

    2
    9
  66. 66
    DJSET

    14D Turn at the turntables, for short

    2
    3
  67. 67
    JACKANDJILL

    17A Nursery rhyme about a disastrous trip up a hill

    2
    3
  68. 68
    TOTASTE

    19A How salt and pepper may be added, in a recipe

    1
    10
  69. 69
    TESTAMENT

    3D The Bible has an Old and New one

    1
    6
  70. 70
    HUMPTYDUMPTY

    28A Nursery rhyme about the perils of sitting on a wall

    1
    5
  71. 71
    LONDONBRIDGE

    45A Nursery rhyme about the hazards of decaying infrastructure

    1
    3
  72. 72
    LOUDLY

    33A How heavy metal bands typically play

    1
    3
  73. 73
    OCTOPUSES

    2D Eight-armed creatures

    1
    3
  74. 74
    ONCEADAY

    5D How often many people brush their teeth (avert your eyes, dentists!)

    1
    3
  75. 75
    SUNRISES

    39D They brighten everyone's days

    1
    3
  76. 76
    LARGECOKE

    35D Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps

    1
    2
  77. 77
    DEADLINES debut

    34D "Submit by" dates

    1
    1
  78. 78
    FALLCLASSIC debut

    59A Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across?

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    1